The Pattern of Migration With Variable Migration Cost

In this paper the role of migrant networks in determining patterns of out‐migration is examined. Conditions under which migration equilibrium may permit multiple steady states are identified. The analysis discusses instances where migration generates its own demand and explains differences in migrat...

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Published inJournal of regional science Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 35 - 54
Main Author Chau, Nancy H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston, USA and Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishers Inc 01.02.1997
Regional Science Research Institute
Subjects
Bgi / Prodig
Costs
Factors
Human geography
Labor force
Mathematical models
Migrant workers
Migration
Migrations
Networks
Patterns
Population geography and social geography
Studies
Welfare
International migration
Migratory flow
Well-being
Preference
Model
Societal relations
Decision
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Summary:In this paper the role of migrant networks in determining patterns of out‐migration is examined. Conditions under which migration equilibrium may permit multiple steady states are identified. The analysis discusses instances where migration generates its own demand and explains differences in migration propensities across potential sources of out‐migration.
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I thank Arnab Basu, M. Ali Khan, M. Patricia Fernàndez-Kelly and Oded Stark for helpful discussions and comments on an earlier draft of this paper. I am grateful to an anonymous referee for most helpful suggestions.
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ISSN:0022-4146
1467-9787
DOI:10.1111/0022-4146.00042